General |
Eden Hazard | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Eden Micheal Hazard | |
Date of birth: | 7 January 1991 | |
Place of birth: | La Louvière, Belgium | |
Height: | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
Playing position: | Attacking Midfielder / Winger | |
Youth clubs | ||
1995–2003 2003–2005 2005–2007 |
Royal Stade Brainois Tubize Lille | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2007–2008 2007–2012 2012–2019 2019–2023 Total |
Lille B Lille Chelsea Real Madrid |
147 (36) 245 (85) 54 (4) 459 (126) | 13 (1)
National team | ||
2006 2006 2006–2008 2007–2009 2008–2022 |
Belgium U15 Belgium U16 Belgium U17 Belgium U19 Belgium |
4 (2) 17 (2) 11 (6) 126 (33) | 5 (1)
Eden Michael Walter Hazard (born 7 January 1991) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a winger or attacking midfielder.
Hazard began his senior career with Ligue 1 club Lille in 2007 at the age of 16 and soon became an integral part of the Lille team under manager Rudi Garcia. In his first full season, he became the first non-French player to win the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year award, and the following season became the first player to win the award twice. In the 2010–11 season, he won the league and cup double and, as a result of his performances, was named the Ligue 1 Player of the Year, the youngest player to win the award.
After making over 190 appearances and scoring 50 goals for Lille, Hazard signed for English club Chelsea in June 2012. He won the UEFA Europa League in his first season and the PFA Young Player of the Year in his second. In the 2014–15 season, Hazard helped Chelsea win the Football League Cup and Premier League, earning him the FWA Footballer of the Year and the PFA Players' Player of the Year awards. Two years later he won his second English league title as Chelsea won the 2016–17 Premier League. In 2018, he won the FA Cup, and was named in the FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11. He won the Europa League again with Chelsea in May 2019, scoring twice in the final. At Chelsea, Hazard established himself as one of the best players in the world. He joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2019 in a transfer worth up to €150 million, making it one of the highest transfer fees ever; however, injury woes, subpar performances and a lack of fitness led to him only playing a limited number of games, departing the club in June 2023 and formally announcing his retirement from professional football three months later.
Having represented his country at various youth levels, Hazard made his senior debut for the Belgium national team in November 2008, aged 17. He has since earned over 126 caps, and was a member of the Belgian squad which reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, and Euro 2020. At the 2018 World Cup, he captained Belgium to third place which was their best finish in history, receiving the Silver Ball as the second-best player of the tournament. From 2015 to 2022, he served as the captain of the team, including the time Belgium topped the FIFA men's ranking for the first time, which became the longest continuous reign of any European team.
Honours[]
National[]
Club[]
- Lille
- Ligue 1 (1): 2010–11
- Coupe de France (1): 2010–11
- Chelsea
- UEFA Europa League (2): 2012–13, 2018–19
- Premier League (2): 2014-15, 2016-17 Premier League
- FA Cup (1): 2017-18
Individual[]
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
- UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year (2): 2008–09, 2009–10
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- UNFP Player of the Month (3): March 2010, March 2011, March 2012
- PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 2013–14
- Premier League PFA Team of the Year (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Chelsea Player of the Year (1): 2013–14
- Bravo Award (1): 2011
External links[]
- Eden Hazard FIFA competition record
- Eden Hazard – UEFA competition record
- Eden Hazard at National-Football-Teams.com
- Soccerbase profile
- Transfermarkt profile
- Belgian FA profile
- ESPN profile
- Eden Hazard News
Belgium |
Belgium – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals |
1. Courtois 2. Alderweireld 3. Vermaelen 4. Kompany (c) 5. Vertonghen 6. Witsel 7. De Bruyne 8. Fellaini 9. Lukaku 10. Hazard 11. Mirallas 12. Mignolet 13. Bossut 14. Mertens 15. Van Buyten 16. Defour 17. Origi 18. Lombaerts 19. Dembélé 20. Januzaj 21. Vanden Borre 22. Chadli 23. Ciman Manager: Marc Wilmots |
Belgium – UEFA Euro 2016 – Quarter-finals |
1. Courtois 2. Alderweireld 3. Vermaelen 4. Nainggolan 5. Vertonghen 6. Witsel 7. De Bruyne 8. Fellaini 9. R. Lukaku 10. Hazard 11. Carrasco 12. Mignolet 13. Gillet 14. Mertens 15. Denayer 16. Meunier 17. Origi 18. Kabasele 19. Dembélé 20. Benteke 21. J. Lukaku 22. Batshuayi 23. Ciman Manager: Marc Wilmots |
Belgium – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Third place |
1. Courtois 2. Alderweireld 3. Vermaelen 4. Kompany 5. Vertonghen 6. Witsel 7. De Bruyne 8. Fellaini 9. Lukaku 10. E. Hazard (c) 11. Carrasco 12. Mignolet 13. Casteels 14. Mertens 15. Meunier 16. T. Hazard 17. Tielemans 18. Januzaj 19. Dembélé 20. Boyata 21. Batshuayi 22. Chadli 23. Dendoncker Manager: Roberto Martínez |
Belgium – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
1. Courtois 2. Alderweireld 3. Theate 4. Faes 5. Vertonghen 6. Witsel 7. De Bruyne 8. Tielemans 9. Lukaku 10. E. Hazard (c) 11. Carrasco 12. Mignolet 13. Casteels 14. Mertens 15. Meunier 16. T. Hazard 17. Trossard 18. Onana 19. Dendoncker 20. Vanaken 21. Castagne 22. De Ketelaere 23. Batshuayi 24. Openda 25. Doku 26. Debast Manager: Martínez |